List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

This article is about Major League Baseball players who have hit for the cycle. For information on the accomplishment proper, see hitting for the cycle.
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Adrián Beltré in 2011
Trea Turner in 2018
Christian Yelich with the Milwaukee Brewers
John Reilly, Bob Meusel, Babe Herman, Adrián Beltré, Trea Turner, and Christian Yelich (left to right) are the only MLB players to hit for the cycle three times in their careers.

In baseball, completing the cycle is the accomplishment of hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game.[1] In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter;[2][3] Baseball Digest calls it "one of the rarest feats in baseball".[4] Collecting the hits in the listed order is known as a "natural cycle".

The cycle itself is semi-rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred a total of 345 times, starting with Curry Foley in 1882,[5] through Wyatt Langford on June 30, 2024. A natural cycle has been completed 14 times in modern MLB history, most recently by Gary Matthews Jr. of the Texas Rangers in 2006.[6]

  1. ^ Dickson, Paul (1999). The new Dickson baseball dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 250. ISBN 0-15-600580-8. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Swearingen, Randall (2007). "13". A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-59670-194-6. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rare Feats: No-hitters". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. ^ McMurray, John (August 2005). "Brad Wilkerson: A Versatile Performer for the Nationals". Baseball Digest. 64 (6). Lakeside: 32. ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
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  6. ^ "Hitting for the Cycle Records". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.